Egypts Islamist-led parliament on Wednesday pushed ahead with a law that could force into retirement many of the nations most senior judges, despite an uproar by the judiciary over fears the presidents allies want to control the courts.

The judiciary, with mostly secular-minded professional judges, is seen by many Egyptians as the one of the only remaining buffers against Islamists monopoly on power following the ouster of authoritarian ruler Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Since then, Islamist parties have swept elections and dominated legislative councils and the presidency.

President Mohammed Morsis Muslim Brotherhood party counters that many judges are holdovers from the Mubarak era who must be replaced. Morsis supporters engaged in violent street clashes last Friday with opponents over calls to cleanse the judiciary.

Fighting Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood within a system rigged by the Islamists is ultimately futile. The only way to fight the religious dictatorship is the usual one in the Middle East and probably a loser for the minority. Obama must be very proud of what he has wrought in Egypt and Libya. Soon he will have the MB and other transnational terrorists in charge in Syria, too. The Greater Caliphate marches on.

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